Browndale Fire Co.
Fire Station 43
Standard Operating Guideline 

Date of Issue: 1-1-98
Effective Date: 1-31-98
Developed By; Earl Obelenus
Issued by Authority of: Earl Obelenus, Fire Chief
 

CLEANING, MAINTAINING AND INSPECTING OF PORTABLE AND MOBILE EQUIPMENT
S.O.G. 700-97-2
 

I. PURPOSE
To insure that all portable equipment is in good working order, clean and ready for service at all times.

II. SCOPE
All fire department personnel.

III. RESPONSIBILITY
The chief engineer and assistant engineer are responsible for the maintenance of mobile apparatus.
The 1st assistant chief is responsible to schedule firefighters to inspect all portable equipment.
Firefighters are responsible to perform inspections and report defects as outlined in this guideline.

IV. BACKROUND
Portable equipment are the tools of or trade. It is imperative that they are in good working order and ready for service at all times.

V. PROCEDURES
1. All portable equipment will be inspected and tested on a weekly basis. Equipment inspections may be delegated to fire department personnel. Assistant chiefs are responsible to oversee each week’s inspection. If they are not available a senior firefighter will oversee the inspection.

2. All inspections, testing and maintenance should be documented on report forms.

3. Any conditions discovered during inspections requiring immediate action will be documented and corrective action taken. If a particular piece of equipment is defective or unsafe, the piece shall be taken out of service (OOS).

4. When this situation occurs, it shall be brought to the attention of the assistant chiefs, noted on the inspection sheet and as well as on the board in the apparatus bay.

5. All equipment used at an emergency incident will be inspected, cleaned, sanitized if necessary and serviced as required upon returning to the station.

6. Upon returning to the station the apparatus will be washed and returned to the condition it was prior to the call. This may include refilling of the booster tank, washing hose or replacing as needed and refueling.

VI. SUPERSEDED GUIDELINE
Thiss is a new guideline on this subject matter. It does not supersede any memo or guideline.

Reviewed: 2-21-02